Judo: Newaza randori (Pedro, Felipe)

Newaza randori
Judoka: Pedro (black belt), Felipe (brown belt)
Date: September, 26th, 2007
Location: Mehdi Academy, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A relaxed newaza randori between myself and Pedro. The main aim was to study newaza transitions (turn-overs, immobilizations, etc.) not submissions.

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Sports

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• newaza
• randori
• kasetsuwaza
• shimewaza
• shime
• armlock
• strangle
• judo
• mehdi
• martial
• arts
• ipanema
• rio
• georges
• kastriot

[Xbox360Rulesz]

that's really cool, I'm training for brown belt at the moment but I don't think that i can beat my sensai (who is 2nd dan) but this is really interesting for gaining ideas in fights against other blue-brown belts

[loudenvier]

Since then I got my Shodan (black-belt) but also ruptured my ACL on the left knee and I'll need reconstruction surgery to keep doing Judo... But keep in mind that this was a light randori, aimed at transitions, I (the brown belt at the time) didn't tried to submit the black-belt... I don't think I would lose on a real altercation :-) (btw, I'm testing for a BJJ brown belt the end of the year, as I can do newaza only even with the knee problem!)

[5509831]

How did you shatter your ACL?

[loudenvier]

A novice weighting around 120kg (I am 77kg) desperate because he wasn't being able to throw me tried a wild tani-otoshi but instead of wenting to the ground to throw me he landed over my outstretched left knee with all his weight. I immediately released my body and tried to prevent injury but that was not possible. At least I saved my meniscus and the other ligaments.

[knownpornographer]

good roll



[loudenvier]

I would say next to 0... On the other hand, fights will go to the ground more than 95% of all time if there are no rules (I would say 99%). So that's good to have great newaza... That said, I prefer to throw and then work the top game, since this gives my opponent less chance to hit me. Against non-martial-artists newaza is simply unstopable sort of a firearm!

[MPA2000]

From a self-defense perspective, how many fights start on the ground?

[dunkelblau2006]

Yep, you are right, that is why a common strategy in bjj is to sit down as soon as the match starts and buttscoot your way to your opponent.. very annoying btw.

[loudenvier]

There's no such rule! In fact there are no "rules" at all in randori... One of the best ways to pass the guard is by standing, since in Judo shiai (competition), if you stand then matte is called, then maybe some Judo schools also don't allow standing in randori, but that's just unrealistic. Standing don't give you unfair advantage, as the fighter bellow has a lot of turn-over options to do, since the standing one has a higher center of gravity, and can be turnover (just as in this video)